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Rod Perry is a former American actor best known for his role as Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay in the 1970s TV series S.W.A.T.. Perry also played leading roles in two blaxploitation movies in the mid-1970s: The Black Godfather (1974) and The Black Gestapo (1975). Other TV appearances include Barney Miller, Good Times, Babylon 5, and the 1974 TV movies The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and Trapped Beneath the Sea.
In the 2000s, Perry had a cameo role in the 2003 film version of S.W.A.T., playing the father of the character he portrayed three decades earlier in the TV series, played on this occasion by LL Cool J.
Birth Name
Roderick Maurice Perry
Born
Monday, 30 July 1934
Died
Thursday, 17 December 2020
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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S.W.A.T. | Deke's Dad | 2003 |
Babylon 5 | General Netter | 1993 |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Security Guard | 1979 |
Project U.F.O. | Robert Lee Armstrong | 1978 |
The Black Gestapo | General Ahmed / Gen. Ahmed | 1975 |
S.W.A.T. | Sergeant David 'Deacon' Kay / Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay | 1975 |
Trapped Beneath the Sea | Jimmy | 1974 |
The Black Godfather | J. J. | 1974 |
Barney Miller | Sgt. Wilson | 1974 |
Good Times | Jeffrey | 1974 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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S.W.A.T. | Deke's Dad | 2003 |
Babylon 5 | General Netter | 1993 |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Security Guard | 1979 |
Project U.F.O. | Robert Lee Armstrong | 1978 |
The Black Gestapo | General Ahmed / Gen. Ahmed | 1975 |
S.W.A.T. | Sergeant David 'Deacon' Kay / Sgt. David "Deacon" Kay | 1975 |
Trapped Beneath the Sea | Jimmy | 1974 |
The Black Godfather | J. J. | 1974 |
Barney Miller | Sgt. Wilson | 1974 |
Good Times | Jeffrey | 1974 |
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman | Joe Pittman | 1974 |
I Need a Ride to California | Rod | 1968 |
ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
The Merv Griffin Show | Himself | 1962 |